Filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Los Angeles

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Chapter 11 bankruptcy is known as reorganization bankruptcy and is used by businesses, including small businesses, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and corporations, to reorganize their assets to save the business and pay off debts. A Chapter 11 debtor has the exclusive right to file a plan of reorganization with the bankruptcy court for 120 days under 11 U.S.C. § 1121(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. This period can be extended by the bankruptcy court but after it expires, creditors or trustees may file separate plans with competing interests.

The Los Angeles Chapter 11 bankruptcy lawyers at the Law Offices of Michael Jay Berger help debtors work out a plan of repayment for approval by a bankruptcy court judge. Filing a repayment plan makes debt more manageable for businesses because it stops creditors from pursuing collection actions and foreclosures, and it allows businesses to restructure their assets to continue operations successfully. We help clients through the entire bankruptcy process, which includes the following:

Filing a bankruptcy petition

Filing required bankruptcy documents, such as a statement of financial affairs

Drafting and amending disclosure statements and plans of reorganization

The length of time it takes to develop and present a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization depends on the circumstances of the business and its debts, but typically takes several months. I will personally analyze business assets and debts to evaluate the length and complexity of your bankruptcy proceeding.

Our experienced and successful Chapter 11 bankruptcy lawyers in Los Angeles include Sofya Davtyan, and Carolyn Afari, and Samuel Boyamian, who work under the guidance of firm founder Michael Jay Berger. Together, we help businesses restructure their operations through Chapter 11 and continue on to successful operations.

I have represented the debtor in more than 110 Chapter 11 cases. In these cases, my Associate Attorneys and I have successfully prepared many types of Applications and Motions, including, but not limited to, First Day Motions, Employment Applications, Fee Applications, Motions to Sell both real and personal property, and Valuation Motions. We have successfully opposed many kinds of Motions including, but not limited to, Motions for Relief from Stay, Motions to Allow a Receiver to Remain in Place, and Motions to Convert or Dismiss. We have done every type of OUST compliance, and represented debtors at Initial Debtor Interviews, 341(a) Hearings, 2004 exams, Status Conferences, Cash Collateral Motions and other Motion Hearings. We have had Disclosure Statements approved and confirmed Plans of Reorganization.

On January 23, 2020, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Exie Marie Leagons, Case No.: 2:18-bk-17859-VZ. I was able to reach claim treatment stipulations with the Debtor’s secured creditors regarding the Debtor’s principal residence and her three rental properties. The treatments called for fixing the interest rates for the rental properties, extending the maturity date for one of the loans, and allowing the Debtor to pay off the arrears under manageable terms. I was able to get a consensual plan, whereby all impaired classes voted in favor of confirmation of Debtor’s plan.

On November 27, 2019, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled In re Damu Vusha and Akiba Vusha, Case No.: 2:18-bk-11284-ER. The plan allows the Debtors to repay their creditors over 5 years while keeping their principal residence and two rental properties. The Debtors filed this Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the pending foreclosure sale on their principal residence by Wells Fargo Bank. At the time of the filing of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, Debtors had a pending state court lawsuit against Wells Fargo for denial of loan modification, which they filed in 2016. I was able to reach a Settlement Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank which resolved the pending state court litigation and modified the Debtors’ existing loan terms by reducing the variable 5.5% interest rate to 3% fixed interest rate and adding the $167,050.46 in pre-petition arrears to the principal balance of the loan to be repaid over 228 months. By filing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and confirming the plan, the Debtors were able to stop the foreclosure on their property and avoid the expense and likely adverse results of taking the state court case to trial.

On October 11, 2019, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled In re Ameriquest Security Service, Case No.: 2:18-bk-21241-WB. The plan allows the Debtor to settle its general unsecured debt totaling $1,121,506.34 by paying 8 cents on the dollar (7.9% over 5 years). The Debtor filed this Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to several pending state court wage and hour class action lawsuits against the Debtor. On January 24, 2020, the Court entered its Order of Discharge – Chapter 11 in the In re Ameriquest Security Service case. By filing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and confirming the plan, the Debtor avoided lengthy and expensive state court litigation and instead continued the operation of its business without any interruption. We have had great success for our business clients targeted by labor law claims. In some cases, we have been able to use the threat of filing Ch 11 bankruptcy to settle these labor law claims at a greatly reduced cost. In other cases, like this one, we have filed Ch 11 and achieved outstanding results for our clients.

On April 23, 2019, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled In re John Wilcox and Gwenn Wilcox, Case No. 2:17-bk-24446-SK. The plan allows the Debtors to settle their general unsecured debts of $1,238,073.21 by paying 5.4 cents on the dollar (5.4% over 5 years). The Debtors filed this Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the pending foreclosure sale on one of their rental properties and state court lawsuits filed by Direct Capital and Next Gear against the Debtors for a business debt personally guaranteed by the Debtors. By filing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and confirming the plan, the Debtors were able to stop the foreclosure of their property, avoid the expense and likely adverse results of taking the state court cases to trial and eliminate 94.6% of their unsecured debt.

On October 4, 2018, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled In re Zenah Essayli, Case No. 8:17-bk-14597-CB. The plan allows the Debtor to settle her general unsecured debts of $1,166,540.14 by paying 18 cents on the dollar (18 % over 5 years). The Debtor filed this Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to two pending state court lawsuits filed by American Express against the Debtor for a business debt personally guaranteed by the Debtor. By filing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and confirming the plan, the Debtor was able to avoid the expense of taking the state court cases to trial and get a much better result. Instead of having a large judgment against her for the full amount due and a judgment lien against her home, she settled with Amex and her other creditors for 18 cents on the dollar payable over 5 years, with no judgment against her and no judgment lien attached to her home. She is now focused on the on successful operation of her business.

On August 20, 2018, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled In re Union County Transport Inc., Case No.: 2:17-bk-21514-BB. The plan allows the Debtor to settle its general unsecured debt totaling $273,826 by paying 10 cents on the dollar (10% over 5 years). The Debtor filed this Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to a pending state court wage and hourly class action lawsuit against the Debtor. By filing the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and confirming the plan, the Debtor avoided lengthy and expensive state court litigation and instead continued the operation of its business without any interruption. I am seeing large numbers of businesses targeted by labor law claims and have had great success in using the threat or the reality of Chapter 11 cases to greatly reduce the cost of these labor law claims. Union County Transport Inc. received its Order of Discharge on August 27, 2018.

On April 24, 2018, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled In re Shahla Dowlati, Case No. 1:16-bk-10073. The plan allows the Debtor to settle her general unsecured debts of $1,882,151.18 by paying a penny on the dollar (1%) over 5 years! The confirmed plan also included the successful modification of loans on Debtors’ residence and on Debtor’s rental property. Shahla received her Order of Discharge on July 18, 2018.

On October 24, 2017, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Rescue One Ambulance, Case No.: 2:17-bk-10102-NB. Rescue One provides medical transportation services. When Rescue One hired me, it was on the verge of being shut down by the IRS for failure to pay payroll taxes. In addition, it had several years of tax returns that were unfiled and other years of tax returns that needed to be amended. Its owner was facing substantial personal liability for the trust fund portion of these unpaid payroll taxes. By filing tax returns for unfiled years and by amending tax returns, the Debtor got the IRS to reduce its claim by approximately $200,000.00. I negotiated a plan treatment stipulation with the IRS. This stipulation allowed Rescue One to pay back the priority portion of its payroll tax liability over 5 years from the bankruptcy petition date and allowed it 7 years to repay the remaining secured part of the IRS claim. The plan was confirmed without any objections by any creditors. Debtor’s general unsecured creditors are set to receive 5% of the total amount of their claims pursuant to the confirmed Plan. Rescue One is still in business today because of the work done by me and my employees.

On July 10, 2017, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Amos Acoff, Case No.: 2:16-bk-10109-VZ. This case involved the successful reorganization of the loans on the Debtor’s primary residence and six rental properties. I was able to reach claim treatment stipulations with Debtor’s secured creditors, including the Internal Revenue Service, for treatment of their claims, which included reducing and fixing the interest rates for the rental properties and successfully bifurcating the loans for two of the Debtor’s rental properties, stripping off approximately $135,000. I was able to get a consensual plan, whereby all impaired classes voted in favor of confirmation of Debtor’s plan, which pays only 5% over 5 years to the Debtor’s general unsecured creditors who were owed $180,259. On April 10, 2020, the Court issued its Order of Discharge – Chapter 11.

On June 14, 2017, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Bbeautiful LLC, a California LLC, Case No. 2:16-bk-10799-ER. The Debtor is a brand-maker and retailer of a wide range of personal beauty products for skin, hand & nail, body, hair, pedicure, makeup, and fragrance. Prior to the commencement of its chapter 11 case, and for the first several years of its existence, the Debtor was unable to operate at a profit. Prior to filing Chapter 11, BBeautiful was involved in numerous legal disputes, including several lawsuits. On January 8, 2016, the lawsuit Too Faced Cosmetics, LLC v. Bbeautiful, LLC & Chrislie Formulations, LLC, Case No. 8:16-cv-00033-JLS-DFM (C.D. Cal.) was commenced against the Debtor. The Too Faced Lawsuit included claims alleging violations of Section 43 of the Lanham Act and common law trade dress infringement. The case was stayed by the bankruptcy filing on February 8, 2016. Too Faced Cosmetics, LLC filed a Proof of Claim in the bankruptcy proceeding for $290,729.29. Through negotiations within the Chapter 11 bankruptcy, this claim was reduced to $50,000.00. A million dollar claim from a former employee Xi Zhang was withdrawn entirely. I objected to an alleged breach of contract claim from Ocean Blue, Inc. for $26,213.00, and the Court sustained my objection, disallowing the claim. Under the confirmed plan, general unsecured creditors with allowed claims will receive 50% of their claim in 10 equal quarterly installments.

On February 12, 2016, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Bucur Rentals, LLC. Case No. 6:14-bk23216. I filed a Valuation Motion for Bucur Rentals, LLC with regards to its principal asset, real property located at 2785 Rubidoux Boulevard, Riverside California 92509. Through negotiations with the lender Fidelity Mortgage Lenders, Inc., I was able to reduce the amount of secured debt on the property by $153,053.90. Bucur Rentals, LLC generates income by leasing monthly parking places to trucks and trailers on the Rubidoux Property. The plan pays 1.627 cents on the dollar to all of debtor’s unsecured creditors. I settled $174,084.78 in general unsecured claims by paying a total of $2,883.00 at $48.06/month over five years. That’s pretty good! I entered into a stipulation with the Riverside County Tax Collector to get the vote that we needed to confirm debtor’s Plan of Reorganization. A final decree was entered on May 11, 2017

On February 12, 2016, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Edward D. Roane, Case No.1:14-bk-15621-VK. Mr. Roane is a successful, experienced general contractor that ran into problems on a construction project. Unanticipated costs and disputed change orders left him without the funds needed to complete the project. His main creditor came after him, claiming a liability of $388,420.00. 47 other creditors, many related to the same project, had claims against him as well. His total unsecured debt was $677,230.32. I settled all of these claims for 30.2 cents on the dollar payable over five years. Like the vast majority of my Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 clients, Mr. Roane kept all of his property.

On December 23, 2015, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Steven A. Sassoon and Julie A. Sassoon, Case No. 2:14-bk-12637-TD. The plan allows the debtors to settle their general unsecured debts totaling $457,721.00 by paying 4.71 cents on the dollar (4.71% over 5 years). The Debtors filed this Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to a $400,000.00 state court judgment entered against them and in favor of Ronald Shaffer and Debbie Shaffer after 2 appeals and ten years of litigation with other counsel. I negotiated a settlement with the Shaffers for $65,000.00 and created a separate impaired class in our Chapter 11 Plan for this debt so we could use this settlement to help confirm our Plan of Reorganization for the Sassoons. The Sassons received their Final Decree and Order of Discharge on October 19, 2016.

On March 11, 2015, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled, In re Michael J. Parker and Cristina M. Parker, case no. 6:13-3051-MJ. The plan allows the Debtors to settle their general unsecured debts totaling over $1,100,000.00 by paying a penny on the dollar (1%) over 5 years! The confirmed plan also included the successful modification of the loans on Debtors’ residence, vehicles, and boat. I also settled four state court lawsuits for Mr. Parker and his business. On April 30, 2015, the Final Decree was entered and the Debtors received their Order of Discharge.

On October 28, 2014, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled In re Nabih Mansour and Mary Mansour, Case No. 2:12-bk-48622-RN. The Mansours filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy to stop a scheduled foreclosure sale of their home. Dr. Nabih Mansour is a veterinarian. He owns and operates N&M Evergreen Hospital, Inc. Mary Mansour is a pharmacist. Prior to filing bankruptcy, the Mansours and their company filed a construction defects complaint against MK Construction (“MK”) and certain other Defendants. MK filed a $806,107.78 Proof of Claim in the Mansours’ bankruptcy case and filed an Adversary Proceeding Complaint against the Mansours to make their alleged debt nondischargeable. With the help of our law firm, the Debtors completed a global settlement which resulted in the Mansours receiving $939,000.00 from MK and the other defendants. The Adversary Proceeding that MK filed against the Mansours was dismissed with prejudice, with no payment to MK. The Mansours used part of their settlement money to pay off their creditors, including payment of back taxes owed to the IRS and payment of a large arrearage on their home mortgage. The Mansours kept their home, favorably settled their state court litigation, and settled all of their debts.

On August 24, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Hoskins Enterprises, Inc., Case No. 1:11-bk-15148-GM. Hoskins Enterprises, Inc. provides adult day care services for mentally disabled adults. Its principal place of business is at 426 E. 99th Street, Inglewood, CA 91301. Debtor was forced into bankruptcy by a wrongful termination lawsuit from Angela Grundy and a liability for unpaid payroll taxes due to the IRS and the EDD. I settled the Grundy claim and entered into a plan treatment stipulation with Ms. Grundy whereby Ms. Grundy reduced her claim from $277,500 in damages to $55,000.00 to be paid in quarterly payments over 5 years. General unsecured claims totaling $390,100.28 were paid 19.8 cents on the dollar. The owners of Hoskins Enterprises retained 100% of their ownership interest in Hoskins Enterprises, Inc.

On May 5, 2014, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Ruth Hasson, Case No. 2:13-bk-15138-RK. When the Debtor hired me, she wanted only one thing: to save her home from being lost in foreclosure. We saved her home. The day before the trustee sale, we filed a Chapter 11 petition. We stipulated to plan treatment with the lender that holds the First Deed of Trust on her home and settled her unsecured debts at a large discount, with payments to be made over 5 years. A Final Decree was entered on September 25, 2014.

On December 11, 2013, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled, In re Martha Gutierrez and Aaron Gutierrez, Case No # 2:12-bk-32047-WB. This case involved the successful reorganization of the loans on the Debtors’ two rental properties. I was able to successfully value both properties in order to strip off secured liens in the approximate amount of $464,398.00. I was also able to obtain a consensual plan amongst all of the Debtors’ creditors and pay the general unsecured creditors, who were owed approximately $1,055,000.00, only 1% over 5 years. On May 30, 2014, the Debtors obtained their Order of Discharge.

On November 6, 2013, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Jamal Elyazal, case number 6:12-bk-11709-MW. This case involved the successful reorganization of the loans on the Debtor’s primary residence and his 17 rental properties. I was able to successfully value the debtor’s properties in order to bifurcate the secured claims on all three of the Debtors’ income properties as well as the second lien on Debtors’ primary residence, stripping off approximately $4,400,000.00 in secured liens. I was also able to successfully cram down the objecting classes and pay only 1% over 5 years to the debtor’s general unsecured creditors who were owed approximately $6.2 million. This case set the record in the Santa Ana Division of the Central District for most properties reorganized in an individual Chapter 11 case. A Final Decree was entered on March 19, 2014. An order of Discharge was entered on March 15, 2018.

On October 1, 2013, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Corporate Chapter 11 Case entitled In re CDG Materials, Inc., Case No.: 6:12-bk-12935-MH. This case involved the successful reorganization of a corporation principally engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling various types and grades of gravel and sand. For over 28 years, the debtor was a well-known and trusted name within the construction community for its high-quality production of sand, gravel and crushed rock. The debtor’s reputation was compromised and nearly lost when the corporation’s income was overwhelmingly outweighed by its liabilities to various creditors. I successfully negotiated plan treatment stipulations with the debtor’s main creditors and convinced 100% of the creditors that voted on the plan to accept the plan. The plan was successfully confirmed, with general unsecured creditors receiving only 2.82% of the total amount of their debt.

On June 5, 2013, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Vicente Zarate and Ingrid R. Zarate, Case No.: 2-12-bk-16597-PC. This case involved the successful reorganization of the loans on the Debtors’ primary residence and their multiple rental properties. The Plan also provided for the successful sale of one of their income properties. I was able to successfully value the debtors’ properties in order to bifurcate the secured claims on all three of the Debtors’ income properties as well as the second lien on Debtors’ primary residence, stripping off approximately $3,416,000.00 in secured liens. I was also able to successfully cram down the objecting classes and pay only 1% over 5 years to the debtors’ general unsecured creditors who were owed approximately $7.2 million. On June 16, 2015, the Debtors obtained their Order of Discharge.

On May 10, 2013, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Alejandro Caray Casasola and Zenaida Urmanita Casasola, Case No. 2:11-bk-47034-ER. When the Debtors hired me, they wanted three things: to keep their primary residence, to strip the second lien of $325,000.00 on their primary residence, and to work something out with Wells Fargo regarding a $500,000.00 debt. I stipulated to plan treatment with the first on Debtors’ primary residence, got the second on Debtors’ primary residence forgiven in full, and settled the Debtors’ total unsecured debts of approximately 1 million dollars, including the $500,000.00 Wells Fargo claim, by paying out only six cents on the dollar over 5 years. My clients got everything that they wanted. A Final Decree was entered on August 28, 2013.

On May 1, 2013, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Consolidated Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Steven Michael Mehr and Larissa Deshaviegh Mehr, lead case number 8:11-bk-12166-ES, consolidated case number 8:11-bk-17014-ES. This case involved the successful reorganization of debtors’ primary residence in Orange County and 7 rental properties located throughout Orange County and Los Angeles County. The debtors wanted to keep all of their properties as a retirement plan for their future. I successfully brought and prevailed on 8 valuation motions that reduced the amount of the secured first lien on each of debtors’ investment properties, and completely unsecured the second lien on each of debtors’ properties. With over 90 creditors, I resolved numerous disputes related to creditors’ claims, including one with the City of Cudahy. The plan was confirmed with a favorable ballot received from every secured creditor in the bankruptcy, with general unsecured creditors receiving only 1.00% of the total amount of their debt. A Final Decree was entered on April 7, 2014.

On March 27, 2013, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Arthur Melnikov and Alina Kutsevol, Case No.: 1:11-bk-11614-GM. This was a personal Chapter 11 for individual Debtors that owned a home and two rental properties. The Debtors were in bankruptcy for 15 months before they hired me. During that time, there was little or no progress on their case. After Debtors retained my services, I successfully reduced the Debtors’ secured debt on their principal residence by $201,153.00 by successfully bringing a Lien Avoidance Motion pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §506(d). I was also successful in reducing Debtors’ secured debts on their Mammoth Rental property by $280,000.00 by successfully bringing a Motion for Order to Value Collateral and Wholly Avoid Security Interest of Junior Trust Deed Holder, and by bifurcating/partially avoiding the secured interest of the first trust deed holder. Debtors were able to keep all three properties. A Final Decree was entered on September 9, 2013. An Order of Discharge was entered on November 15, 2016.

On December 17, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Ovazine Yvette Shannon, Case No.:2:11-bk-38912-VZ. This case involved the successful reorganization of debtor’s six multi-unit apartment building rental properties. The debtor came to me after filing three prior unsuccessful Chapter 11 bankruptcies with two different attorneys. Filing the debtor’s fourth Chapter 11 bankruptcy, I successfully overcame a 180-day bar. I then brought and prevailed on six valuation motions that reduced the amount of the secured first lien on all six rental properties, and completely stripped off the second liens on properties that had seconds, thereby rendering them completely unsecured. The plan treatment of unsecured creditors paid out seven cents on the dollar for over 5 years.

On July 23, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Richard G. Miller and Shannon Miller, Case No # 6:10-bk-31105-MJ. This was a personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy case for a retired, married couple that owned a home, rental property, and vacant land. I reduced the Debtor’s secured debt on their home by $255,000.00 by successfully bringing a Motion for Order to Value Collateral and Avoid Security Interest. Debtors kept all of their property. The vacant land was re-purposed to produce agricultural income. A final decree was entered on January 28, 2013.

On June 29, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case Name Withheld, Case No # 1:10-bk-23818-GM. This was a personal Chapter 11 for an individual Debtor. The Debtor was in bankruptcy for 16 months before he hired me. During that time, there was little or no progress on his case. After the debtor hired me, I reduced his secured debt by $568,000.00 as the result of a half day evidentiary hearing before Judge Mund, and, in less than four months, I confirmed a plan of reorganization for him that resolved all of his problems and let him keep his home and all of his rental properties.

On June 29, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Leonor C Zimerman, Case No.: 1:11-bk-14045-GM. This case involved the successful reorganization of the loans on the Debtor’s primary residence and her rental property. I was also able to successfully value the residence in order to strip off the secured second lien in the amount of $184,826.43 and make that loan fully unsecured. A final decree was entered on January 7, 2013.

On June 13, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Vahigh and Penah Dadayan, Case No.: 2-11-bk-14452-RK. This was a personal Chapter 11 for a couple that wanted to keep their home and 5 rental properties. I successfully brought multiple valuation motions and reduced the secured debt on debtors’ rental properties. My clients restructured their debts and kept ALL of their properties. A final decree was entered on May 15, 2013.

On May 23, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Hamid Doe and Farideh Doe, Case No.: 1-11-bk-17414-AA. This case involved the successful reorganization of the loans on the Debtors’ primary residence. I prepared and won a Motion for Order to Value Collateral with regards to the Debtors’ home, successfully stripping off the second and third liens on the home. By doing this, I changed a combined $258,063.00 in debt from secured debt to unsecured debt. The plan that I confirmed settles all of the Debtors’ unsecured debt by paying out less than one penny on the dollar to Debtors’ unsecured creditors over 5 years. A Final Decree was entered on June 4, 2013.

On April 11, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Gregory Stephen Jones, Jr. and Eteva Desiree Laufasa, Case No.: 2:11-bk-22829-PC. This case involved the successful reorganization of the loans on the Debtors’ primary residence and both of their rental properties. I was able to successfully value the residence in order to strip off the secured second lien in the amount of approximately $221,000.00 and make that fully unsecured. I was also able to successfully value one of the rental properties in order to strip off approximately $156,000.00 and make that completely unsecured. On the second rental property, I was able to value the property in order to settle the second lien in approximate amount of $133,000.00 and strip it off for only $5,000.00. A Final Decree was entered on October 3, 2012. An Order entering Discharge was entered on October 15, 2014.

On February 27, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re 7 West, LLC, Case # 2:10-bk-36804-ER. This case involved the successful reorganization of a 24 unit apartment complex in Los Angeles, California. A Final Decree was entered on May 10, 2013.

On February 3, 2012, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Moshe Segev and Michelle M. Cohen, Case # 1:09-bk-23222-GM. This was a personal Chapter 11 for a couple with 4 children under the age of 9. I successfully brought multiple valuation motions and reduced the secured debt on debtors’ investment properties. My clients restructured their debts and kept 4 out of 6 properties.

On September 30, 2011, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 Case entitled In re Ludo Gust Mensch and Lorraine Patricia Mensch, Case No.: 1:10-bk-22102-MT. This case involved the successful reorganization of a construction company and two pieces of real property.

On July 18, 2011, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled In re Rahim Zabihi, Case No. 8-10-bk-11504-TA. That case involved the successful reorganization of two veterinarian clinics and five pieces of real property. A Final Decree was entered on November 7, 2012. Mr. Zabihi completed all of his plan payments and, on May 26, 2016, Judge Theodor Albert granted our Motion to Enter Discharge of the Debtor.

On July 7, 2011, I confirmed a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 case entitled In re Twelve Signs Incorporated, Case No. 2:10-bk-11758-PC. This case involved the liquidation of various intellectual property of an astrological products company, including the magazine “Star Scroll.” A Final Decree was entered on March 20, 2012.

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I represent debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy proceedings throughout Southern California. I know the law and I know the courts, the judges and the trustees. I know the local rules and I know the other local Los Angeles bankruptcy attorneys. I can guide you through any bankruptcy proceeding.

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